“On May 9, Russian diplomats planted lilac bushes on the territory of the Embassy within the framework of the international action“ Garden of Memory ”,” Koshelev said in a statement on the Embassy's Facebook.

It is noted that this lilac will remind descendants of the feat of the victors in the Great Patriotic War.

Koshelev also made a welcoming speech.

Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic congratulated citizens on Victory Day in Russian.